Gas iron



Sept. 23 1924.

1,509,392 w. BONK GAS IRON Filed Dec. 27, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

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W. BONK GAS IRON Fil'ed Dec. 7, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVWTO ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 23, 1924..

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM BONE, 9F BUFFALO IOWA...

GAS IRON.

Application filed December 27, 1922. Serial. No. 699,256.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM Bonn, a citizen of the United ltates, residing at Buffalo Center, in the county of Winnebago, and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in. Gas Irons, of whichv the following is a specification.

This invention relates to irons and more particularly to an iron designed for utilizing acetylene gas as the heating agent.

An object of the invention is to provide an iron such as used for ironing clothes or the like which is comparatively light in weight and has a burner positioned therein from which the heating agent issues, for effectively heating the iron, and also to provide a portable iron which may be moved to any desired place or position, and one which embodies all of the advantages of a gas iron such as used for burning natural or artificial gas, being adapted for use in places where such gas is not accessible as well as permitting greater portability of the iron.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel form of acetylene gas generator which is portable and is connected by a flexible hose to the iron permitting the generating of the gas and the direct passage of the generated gas to the iron.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved iron and generator.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the generator.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section through the generator.

Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section through the iron.

Fig. 5 is a top plan of the burner used in the iron.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the improved iron comprises a relatively thick base 1 which may be constructed of any suitable material. adapted to iron or smooth clothing, or various fabric articles. The base 1 has an rip-standing rib 2 at its point or forward end to which rib the forward pointed end of the housing 3 is attached. The housing 3 encompasses the inner upper surface of the base 1 forming a space or compartment 4.- within the housing, and the rear end of the housing.

has a transverse flange 5 formed thereon, by means of which the housing is attached to the back of the base 1 of the iron.

A handle 6 is provided, which is detachably connected by means of suitable bolts 7 to the top of the housing, as clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. A burner 8 of suitable tubular metal is supported within the housing by hanging bolts 9 which are carried by the transverse bracing rods 10 formed on the burner 8. The burner 8 is substantially oval shape in plan and has a plurality of perforations 11 formed there on through which the gas issues into the compartment 4 where the heat is deflected by the casing 3 to the base 1 of the iron for providing the necessary heat.

The burner 8 has a gas supply pipe 12 connected thereto which projects upwardly through the casing and is connected by means of the clamping nut 13 with a nipple 14. The nipple 14: is connected by a suitable hose clamp 15 with a flexible hose 16 through which the gas is supplied to the burner. The flexible hose 16 is in turn connected to a nipple 17 formed upon the lower container of the gas generator structure. The lower container 18 is substantially semi-spherical in shape and is adapted to have carbide or other suitable gas generating material therein as shown at 19, and water is supplied to the container 18 from the water container 20 to permit the generating of gas in the container 18. The containers 18 and 20 are connected by an internally threaded sleeve 21 through which a tube 22 extends. The tube 22 has a valve seat formed in its upper end in which the valve cone 23 rests. The valve cone 23 is carried by the valve stem 24 which is adjustable by means of a worm 2-5 to regulate the quantity of water passing from the container 20 into the container 18 and consequently for regulating the amount of gas generated. The worm 25 threads in the internal portion of a sleeve 26 formed upon the container 20 and ex tends axially therein, and as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, the complete valve stem and valve cone are removable, their removal from within the sleeve 26 being permitted by means of the packing nut 27 A suitable filler plug 28 is provided to permit filling of the container 20 and an air vent 29 is also provided to permit the flowing of water or other liquid from the container 20 into the container 18. suitable removable filling cap SO'is provided to permit the replenishing of the supply of I gas generated material within the "container 18;-

A valve structure 31 of any approved type is carried by the nipple 17 and controls the supply of gas to the iron structure The gas is ignited in the iron structure, by means of an ordinary match over either one of the openings 33, which also serves as vents for the compartment 4:.

If it is so desired transversely extending ears 34: may beformed upon the container 18 to permit itsattachment to a support as shown at A, however, these ears may be dispensed with if desired, owing to the fact that .thflfiat surface of the container 18 is downward, which permits the supporting of the gas generator in an up-right position upon a suitable support;

It is, of course, to be understood that the in'ventionmay be constructed in other manners-and the-partsassociated in different relations and; therefore I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claim hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

In an iron. a relatively thick tapering base an upstanding rib at the small end of the base a housing detachably carried by said base, an inclined tapering forward Wall integral with the housing and having its lower end secured to the upstanding rib, a burner within the housing in close proximity to the base and including parallel side bars, transverse brace rods connecting the side bars of the burner, suspending bolts connected to the brace rods and to the upper wall of the housing for Sll]')l)0l'tlhg said burner, a supply pipe formed on said burner and projectingoutwardly through said housing, and a nipple detachably carried by said supply pipe.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM BONK. 

